Pott Foundation
The Herman T. and Phenie R. Pott Foundation (Pott Foundation) is a private charitable trust established in 1963 that awards grants focused on children, education, health, and human services primarily in the St. Louis area. The foundation site provides grant guidelines, a downloadable grant application, and a contact mailing address routed via U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management in Clayton, MO.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A 501(c)(3) organization based in or serving the St. Louis metro (Missouri) area working on children, education, health, or human services and seeking general operating support at typical award sizes of roughly $5k–$100k.
Good Fit
- • Programs primarily serving St. Louis area residents or metro Missouri communities.
- • Requests for general operating support or program-level funding in the $5k–$100k range.
- • Clear alignment with children, education, youth development, food security, or human services priorities.
- • Ability to submit the foundation's downloadable, signed paper application to the listed mailing address.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in Missouri: in 2024 roughly 95% of dollars and 97% of grant counts went to Missouri recipients, largely the St. Louis area, though a few out-of-state grants appear.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 95 distinct grantees (95 grants) with low top-recipient concentration (largest ~6%, top five ~25%) and a similar broad distribution in prior years, indicating a wide and diverse recipient set.
New Applicants
The foundation publishes grant guidelines and a downloadable application and routed mailing address, and the 2024 data show about 70 new recipients (≈74% of recipients), suggesting unfamiliar applicants can and do enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
